Take a central role
The Bank of Canada has a vision to be “a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada.” No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very centre of Canada’s economy, in an organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in an environment where we are reinventing central banking, renewing ways of doing business and reinforcing a culture of innovation.
Find out more about the Bank’s current research priorities, explore the broad range of staff research that our people have the intellectual freedom to pursue, and learn about the ways in which the Bank supports and collaborates with the external research community.
Application Process
Your application must include the following:
- cover letter
- curriculum vitae
- research paper(s) or job market paper
- three letters of recommendation
Requests for additional information and the letters of recommendation should be sent by email to phd_recruitment@bankofcanada.ca. The letters of recommendation should be sent by your referees.
To apply, click on the link above or visit www.bankofcanada.ca/careers.
Application deadline
Applications will continue to be accepted until all positions are filled. We will conduct interviews at the following conferences:
- Canadian Economics Employment Exchange (CEEE) (December 6 – 7, 2019)
- Allied Social Science Association (AEA/AFA) (January 3-5, 2020).
If you wish to be considered for an interview at one of these conferences, you must apply at least one month before the conference, when review of applications will begin.
Your future responsibilities
You will support the economic and financial welfare of Canadians and contribute to the Bank’s work at an international level. You will take part in leading-edge analysis, which supports the Bank in its functional areas, and collaborate with your colleagues within the Bank and at other organizations in Canada and abroad. Subject to the needs and interests of the Bank and the employee, senior economists or senior analysts may move to other Bank departments to pursue research of relevance in new or needed areas. More specifically, you will be expected to
- participate in the conduct of monetary policy, help promote the safety and efficiency of our financial and payment systems, assist in managing the government’s public debt programs and foreign exchange reserves, and support the design, issuance and distribution of Canada’s bank notes
- develop leading-edge research ideas and produce high-quality research papers related to the broad responsibilities of the Bank’s functional areas
- conduct policy analysis and brief senior management on matters related to the responsibilities of the functional areas
- work in collaboration with colleagues from the Bank on multi-disciplinary projects that may involve functioning in a matrix environment
- collaborate with colleagues within the Bank and from other organizations to develop research ideas, as well as produce and disseminate research
- build relationships with external parties, e.g., government and international agencies, other central banks, financial market participants and organizations, and outside academics, to share knowledge, research and analysis
Your education
- a recent (completed after 1 January 2012) or forthcoming (completed in 2020) PhD in economics or finance